Not just any grapes, mind you. THE Grapes. As in, those iconic Air Jordans.

“They didn’t even have my size,” Hammon said Monday during an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports. “I wore a size too big and I didn’t care because those were my Michael Jordan shoes.”

Hammon made history last week, hired as the first full-time assistant in the NBA by the San Antonio Spurs. But growing up, the six-time WNBA All-Star was a Michael Jordan fan like most other kids. The walls of her bedroom in Rapid City, South Dakota, were covered in Michael Jordan posters and she watched all of his videos.

And she had “The Grapes.”

Most Air Jordans had a red, white and black color scheme, to match Jordan’s uniform with the Chicago Bulls. But the Air Jordan V had a second version, with white uppers and purple and green accents. They were dubbed “The Grapes,” and they remain classics.

Hammon no longer has her original pair. She’s got something even better.

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